What percentage of people rent in Perkins Township, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Perkins Township, OH, 2020–2024
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22.0% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Perkins Township, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,095 renting households against 3,876 that own their home.

In Perkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.0% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 1,095 (±230)
Median renter income: $45,341 (±$17,450)

Who rents and who owns in Perkins Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Perkins Township	Erie County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.0% (±4.3 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,095 (±230)	9,130 (±671)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,876 (±275)	23,352 (±690)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,341 (±$17,450)	$43,131 (±$5,816)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,708 (±$9,531)	$87,699 (±$4,630)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Perkins Township, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (28.1%).

It is also lower than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Erie County, Perkins Township ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1053 of 2,382.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Perkins Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.4% (±3.3 points)	22.0% (±4.3 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$842 (±$42)	$1,013 (±$97)	+20.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,668 (±$8,875)	$76,659 (±$4,703)	+18.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Perkins Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Perkins Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Perkins Township	—	22.0% (±4.3 points)	—
Sandusky	4.3 mi	49.9% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Oxford Township (Erie County)	4.7 mi	0.0% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Huron Township	5.5 mi	16.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Castalia	5.6 mi	42.2% (±15.2 points)	Higher
Groton Township	6.5 mi	4.6% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Huron	6.8 mi	22.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Margaretta Township	7.4 mi	15.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Milan Township	7.5 mi	13.2% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oxford Township (Erie County), OH (0.0%), Huron Township, OH (16.6%), Groton Township, OH (4.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sandusky, OH (49.9%), Castalia, OH (42.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sandusky	49.9% (±3.8 points)
2	Castalia	42.2% (±15.2 points)
3	Berlin Heights	26.7% (±12.8 points)
4	Vermilion Township	25.2% (±7.0 points)
5	Huron	22.1% (±4.3 points)
6	Perkins Township	22.0% (±4.3 points)
7	Milan	20.7% (±8.5 points)
8	Vermilion	19.1% (±4.9 points)
9	Huron Township	16.6% (±3.2 points)
10	Margaretta Township	15.3% (±6.6 points)
11	Milan Township	13.2% (±8.0 points)
12	Bay View	11.4% (±8.5 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Perkins Township

How many renters are there in Perkins Township?

Perkins Township has an estimated 1,095 (±230) renting households, 22.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Perkins Township?

In Perkins Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Perkins Township?

A renting household in Perkins Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Perkins Township?

The median renting household in Perkins Township, OH has an income of $45,341 (±$17,450) a year, against $90,708 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Perkins township, Erie County, Ohio (county subdivision:61714, in state:39 county:043).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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